Tuesday, 19 October 2010
I have seen this happen over and over again during the recent movement in the Western Isles. Suddenly an awareness of God would take hold of a community, and, under the pressure of this divine presence, men and women would fall prostrate on the ground, while their cry of distress was made the means in God's hand, to awaken the indifferent who had set unmoved for years under the preaching of the gospel. p33.
I have known men out in the fields, others at their weaving looms, so overcome by this sense of God that they were found prostrate on the ground..... Physical manifestations and prostrations have been a further feature. I find it somewhat difficult to explain this aspect, indeed I cannot; but this I will say, that the person who would associate this with satanic influence is coming perilously near committing the unpardonable sin. Lady Huntingdon on one occasion wrote to George Whitefield respecting cases of crying out and falling down in meetings, and advised him not to remove them from the meetings, as had been done. When this was done it seemed to bring a dampener on the meeting. She said, 'You are making a great mistake. Don't be wiser than God. Let them cry out; it will do a great deal more good than your preaching. p29-30
Duncan Campbell, The Lewis Awakening, 1949-1953, p29-30, 33
Friday, 29 January 2010
Well 2010 is off to a great start for us.. It is exciting to see the response of people over the holiday season to God. I can well remember the days when Christians took their faith of holiday as well as themselves and then took another 6 months to get "back on track".
Pastor Clark is an outstanding communicator and ministers in the gifts of the Holy Spirit to see the word of God confirmed in peoples lives, many can testify of life changing events, including physical healing, during these meetings.
Friday 19th - 7.00pm
Saturday 20th - 7.00pm
Sunday 21st - 10.00am & 6.00pm
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Over the past few days I have been teaching at the block course for Acts Churches NZ Vision College at beautiful Mission Bay on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.
Thirty three students meet over 4 days to emerse themselves in "Preaching & Communication".
Outstanding lecturer Simon Moutara lead the students through this excellent course programme, and I was invited to add "colour".
I certainly enjoyed adding my "colourful two cents" worth to these outstanding and hungry students as we explored the astonishing privilege we have as Christians to trumpet the good news of Jesus Christ. To not be ashamed of the gospel., but to see its' power released to our world.
I applaud all that Vision College and its' outstanding staff are doing, and pray that they will continue to know the power and presence of the Holy Spirit on all that they do.
